Posted on 06/27/2008 9:29:41 PM PDT by flintsilver7
PHILADELPHIA — Cathy Campbell did a double-take and tapped the brakes when she spotted what appeared to be a pointy-edged box lying in the road just ahead. She got fooled. It was a fake speed bump, a flat piece of blue, white and orange plastic that is designed to look like a 3-D pyramid from afar when applied to the pavement. The optical illusion is one of the latest innovations being tested around the country to discourage speeding. "It cautions you to slow down because you don't know what you are facing," Campbell said. ...
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Nope. It was done in the UK. Those wacky Brits!
The Democratic city of Philly can't find a unionized American company to make these cheaper?
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